Expert Witness

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I provided expert witness services - including testimony, analysis, and documentation - in a case regarding patent ownership. It had substantial industry-wide implications.

Challenges

The legacy site design had several problems, among them:

Let's focus

Customer-oriented

Know who you're talking to - and what they want. Customers are there to swim and relax. Their experience of the pool is often as a day-trip. They want to know

• What's it got?
• How much does it cost?
• How do I get there?

There's a good chance that a fair number of customers are "walk-ins" - people who are already on the road and might discover Highlands. Mobile access is a necessity.

Membership-driven

The current site offers the opportunity to join as a member, but does not make a particularly positive argument for it. Part of this is messaging and part of it is policy (i.e. content).

Cross-pollination

There is little integration across messaging platforms (s.a. website, print, facebook) or cross pollination among recreation facilities (s.a. the extensive and beautiful local hiking trails), or local businesses (s.a. food, lodging).

People-centric

Also, the community who make HNP special should be a big part of the design: (testimonials, spotlight stories, the friendly staff, etc.) I was struck by how many people really love the Highlands Natural Pool.

Solutions

The solution, as ever, is customer-centricity.

I provided detailed analysis, communicated with stakeholders, and delivered a working clickable prototype over the summer of 2015.